Sheet Music for String Orchestra

Two sets of string parts make this work accessible to first- and second-year students. There are even two piano parts, one for rehearsal and one for performance, as well as some light percussion.

The title is truth in advertising: this is about learning to cross strings as well as skipping fingers and developing proper hand position and finger independence. Some enjoyable knocking and other so...

Intense drive, impulsive rhythms, and an unrelenting intensity make this a must for every grade 3 string orchestra. The piano is essential, everyone shares in melodic performance, and the exuberance o...

This charming dance features translucent harmony as only Chaminade can write. There are dramatic moments of rubato that will force your group to grow musically. There is a need for some skill in bowin...

A traditional carol with a distinctly non-traditional approach! Some old-time fiddling figures combine with the carol in a comfortable key of D major. Easy parts for violin, viola, and violoncello all...

Experience a romantic night in Barcelona in this rhythmic workout. All players will need to subdivide for off-beat syncopation and triplets throughout the work, and all parts include shifting to upper...

Teachers will find this a fun and easy way to teach glissandi to your young players and prepare them for shifting. Pitch bends are also used, to mimic techniques in bluegrass fiddling. There is no wor...

Not surprisingly, this piece in D Major highlights the cello section. Young cellists will love having the melody and several brief solos. Though the focus is on the cellos, every section has plenty to...

Island of Stars is a captivating early ensemble experience for your young orchestra. The students feel supported yet part of an orchestra experience with music written in two and three parts. The midd...

Hola, Violas is an excellent way to highlight the viola section in your orchestra. The words, "hola, violas" provide the samba rhythm on which the piece is based. The piece is in E minor and its harmo...

With a sprinkle of childhood imagination and a sweep of all-grown-up ensemble sonority, students will love playing Tree Top Dreams by Caryn Wiegand Neidhold. Playable at the first-semester concert, ea...

Esperance (Hope) ventures into the realm of French impressionism, with luscious, thick harmonies and colorful orchestration for strings and harp. An easy grade 3 for strings, it allows your harp soloi...

Solo Harp, String Orchestra

The Pleiades are the seven daughters of the titans Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology. They are turned into doves escaping to the sky, whirling and swirling to form the part of the constellation Tau...

The Pleiades are the seven daughters of the titans Atlas and Pleione in Greek mythology. They are turned into doves escaping to the sky, whirling and swirling to form the part of the constellation Tau...

Choose your own soloists! Solos parts are provided for violin, viola and cello, allowing flexibility in this Mozart-inspired work. It's an excellent motivator for your players.

Choose your own soloists! Solos parts are provided for violin, viola and cello, allowing flexibility in this Mozart-inspired work. It's an excellent motivator for your players.

Via Della Fortuna by Sadie Harrison. Written in 2013 especially for the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra and Donatus Katkus. 6; for String Orchestra World premiere: 25th April 2013, St. Katharine's C...

In her work "Golden Daydreams," composer Emily Golan takes us back to our childhood, laying on the ground and looking up towards the sky. The world is full of wonder and possibilities with this stunni...

In her work "Golden Daydreams," composer Emily Golan takes us back to our childhood, laying on the ground and looking up towards the sky. The world is full of wonder and possibilities with this stunni...

There is something about this waltz that is just...wicked! From the onset, the tempo and rhythmic pulse will keep musicians and audiences stuck to their seats. Lots of style and technique to hone in t...

There is something about this waltz that is just...wicked! From the onset, the tempo and rhythmic pulse will keep musicians and audiences stuck to their seats. Lots of style and technique to hone in t...

Ruth Brittin's music is always creative, yet grounded in an extremely relatable feeling. "Rize and Shine" will transport you to the simple life, and if you listen closely, you might just hear the hust...

Ruth Brittin's music is always creative, yet grounded in an extremely relatable feeling. "Rize and Shine" will transport you to the simple life, and if you listen closely, you might just hear the hust...